read through
B1 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
To read something all the way from the start to the finish.
Literal meaning: To read all the way through a text from one end to the other.
Meanings
1 B1 neutral
To read a complete text from start to finish, often to check or understand it.
"I read through the lease agreement twice before signing it."
Grammar: separable
2 B2
idiomatic
neutral
(Theatre) A rehearsal in which the cast reads the entire script aloud together, usually for the first time.
"The director gathered the whole cast for a read-through before rehearsals began in earnest."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Also used as a noun ('a read-through') in theatrical contexts, meaning the first rehearsal where the script is read aloud by the cast. In everyday use, it implies reading the complete text rather than just dipping in.
Commonly used with
script contract report document manuscript application
Forms
Base
read through
I/you/we/they
3rd person
reads through
he/she/it
Past simple
read through
yesterday
Past participle
read through
have + pp
-ing form
reading through
continuous
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